Decorating Mercedes

The weather has been extremely pleasant this week!! I've spent a lot of time with "Mercedes." I mounted the Smoke / Carbon Monoxide Detector on the wall, far corner, just beyond the window, on the door side. I used industrial strength Velcro (as someone on the T@B forum suggested). It is not hooked to "house" electricity; I'm relying on the battery. I purchased the 9-volt battery (for $13.78) from Radio Shack because their advertisement says "Lasts five times longer."

I've been sorting through all the camping gear I had for the Little Guy Teardrop and making decisions about "keep" or donate to a Thrift Shop. (Truthfully, I still have camping gear specifically purchased for the Dodge Mini-motorhome. All the accessories were blue.) The next question: Where do I put it in the T@B?? Some are safely stored under the bench seats at the front of the trailer. The "Add-a-Room" tent is under the sofa-bed, difficult to get at, because I don't expect to use it until next summer.

Now I shop for accessories that are orange. Yesterday I found bright orange towels at Wal-Mart and I will cover the white corduroy cushions with the orange towels. I want the inside to look as cute as the outside!! Today a neighbor lady walked over to my apartment (for the very first time in two-and-one-half-years) and "gushed" about my cute little trailer. "Would you like to see it?" "Can I?" "Of course!! I love to show it off!!" We sat in the T@B and visited for over an hour.

For two camping seasons--with the Little Guy Teardrop--I used a wide variety of things from the apartment (and the Dodge mini-motorhome). I loaded Little Guy with old towels, old bedspread, and "make do" items from the Thrift Shops. Not so with my beautiful new (used) T@B. I want everything to be bright and beautiful!!

I've shopped two Lowe's for hardware items. I thought I could add some hooks and knobs but found installation difficult to impossible. ~~ I shopped several stores looking for a cutting board to cover the small sink. Eventually I found the ideal board--perfect size--and three will be returned to the retail store from whence they came.

I took the advise of members of the T@B forum and bought the sturdy (but inexpensive) one-step stool from Wal-Mart. I have a stool that was ideal with Little Guy but not ideal for Mercedes.

Today I started a notebook with reminders of where various items are stored.